Entzheim

Entzheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The Strasbourg Airport is located in the commune.

Climate

The climate is oceanic, more extreme than most other French cities.

Population

Education

A preschool and an elementary school are located in the commune.

Economy

Entzheim serves as the headquarters of sportswear and equipment company Le Coq Sportif.

Archeological sites

Excavations at the Entzheim-Geispolsheim archaeological site allowed the discovery of approximately fifty Neolithic burials.

History

The village of Entzheim was first mentioned in 736, under the reign of Pepin the Short.
It belonged to the Murbach abbey, part of the great abbey of Saint-Denis. The village was granted in fief to the Duke of Lorraine.
The village endured the Thirty Years' War, then the Franco-Dutch War, with the Battle of Entzheim on 4 October 1674, between Turenne's army and that of the Imperials, which ended in an indecisive but deadly battle on the site of today's airport.